blab

Definitions

1. 1.To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion. Udall. And yonder a vile physician blabbing The case of his patient. Tennyson.
2. 2.To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales. She must burst or blab. Dryden.
3. 3.One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. "Avoided as a blab." Milton. For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler. Bacon.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales. She must burst or blab. Dryden called?
• What is one who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. "Avoided as a blab." Milton. For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler. Bacon called?